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Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade)

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1862–72

Artist:

Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883)

About this artwork

X-radiographs have revealed that this painting is a fragment of Les Gitanos, a large portrait of an itinerant family that Édouard Manet exhibited in 1863 and 1867. Apparently dissatisfied with the composition, he cut the painting into sections, which he reconceived as individual works of art. Two of these sections, Bohémien and Still Life with Bag and Garlic, are in the collection of the Louvre Abu Dhabi; the final section, Bohémienne, is lost.

To make this portion a standalone work, Manet painted over the head of the woman, which was originally under the boy’s shoulder, and replaced the blue sky with a dark background. He then renamed the painting La Régalade, which means to pour liquid from a bottle down the throat without touching the lips.

Status

On View, Gallery 222

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Édouard Manet

Title

Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1862–1872

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

61.8 × 54.3 cm (24 5/16 × 21 3/8 in.); Framed: 92.1 × 85.1 cm (36 1/4 × 33 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Katharine Dexter McCormick

Reference Number

1968.303

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